Masonic Order

This article explains the term Masonic Order. A description of the German Grand Lodge can be found under Grand State Lodge of the Freemasons of Germany .

Masonic Order is a Masonic term used by some Masonic umbrella organizations ( grand lodges ) of Masonic lodges to express a special emphasis on the Masonic order and often have an esoteric or religious orientation or a reference to a high degree system. Often an ideal reference to the Knights Templar is made. The Masonic constitution is equated here with rules of the order and the Masonic vow a vow of order , without this containing a vow of poverty or chastity. Likewise, Masonic orders do not represent a community, nor does it designate Freemasonry as a whole, but exclusively organizations within it.

term

The term "order" represents a Masonic loan translation from the English "order" and has no religious connotation: in England the term is used synonymously with "fraternity" (brotherhood) and "craft" (craft). In the old Masonic orders on which the old duties of Freemasonry are based, as well as the old duties themselves, however, does not contain this term.

Since the term “order” in the German-speaking area primarily denotes religious or esoteric organizations, it is generally avoided there in Freemasonry. For the same reason, however, it is used, for example, in the Christian-oriented Great State Lodge of the Freemasons of Germany .

See also

• secular religious community
• Pug Order
• Order of the Argonauts

Individual evidence

1. ^ Eugen Lennhoff, Oskar Posner, Dieter A. Binder : International Freemason Lexicon . 5th revised edition. Herbig, Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3-7766-2478-6 , p. 628.
2. ^ Eugen Lennhoff, Oskar Posner, Dieter A. Binder: International Freemason Lexicon . 5th revised edition. Herbig, Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3-7766-2478-6 , pp. 627-628.